Our Honest Review of GHOST Strawberry Watermelon Energy

GHOST has made their name by translating specifically non-natural flavors to the energy drink format: sour candy, blue raspberry, popsicles, bubblegum, and even a few sodas before the end of this year. The brand has launched a few licensed fruit flavors with Welch’s and a few generic classics like Tropical Mango, but as a whole, GHOST goes for “larger than life” rather than down-to-earth flavors.

Today, I’m reviewing a rare addition to the latter category: GHOST Strawberry Watermelon Energy. This drink is rolling out to stores now, but GHOST was nice enough to send over an early can for Sporked‘s most caffeinated writer. Let’s find out whether the upstart energy brand can go two-for-two with these new slim energy flavors.

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GHOST Strawberry Watermelon Energy

Pros: I love C4’s Strawberry Jolly Rancher energy drink, but GHOST Strawberry Watermelon might beat it out for “Most Accurate Candy Strawberry.” The first note is strong, super-sweet strawberry, while the underlying watermelon aftertaste is authentic.

Here’s what’s crazy: I wrote all that before looking up GHOST’s official flavor description of this drink, which states it’s a “perfect combo of candy strawberry and fresh watermelon.” Sometimes I disagree with how a brand chooses to describe their drink, but this one is dead-on.

Cons: Much like GHOST’s OG Colada flavor I reviewed last week, this flavor definitely fits the slim can format rather than GHOST’s standard tallboy. While I enjoy the flavor in small doses, a 16oz can might take me multiple days to drink. Some of GHOST’s extreme flavors can be too much of a good thing.

Credit: Griffin Parker / GHOST Energy

Rating:

7.5/10

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Where can I get GHOST Strawberry Watermelon Energy?

GHOST is launching four 8.4oz slim cans of their popular energy drink in convenience stores nationwide: the topic of today’s review, the topic of last week’s review (OG Colada), the fan-favorite Welch’s Grape, and “Original.” These drinks offer a smaller serving size and a half-dose of caffeine to match: just 100mg of caffeine per can. For reference, an 8.4oz can of Red Bull contains just 80mg of caffeine; GHOST is producing slightly higher-octane drinks for folks who don’t want to nurse a drink all morning long.